School of Electronics, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

ModuleInformation

Course Contents

1. Electromagnetism
   
   1. Coulomb’s Law
   2. Gauss’s Law
   3. Ampere’s Law
   4. Faraday’s Law
      
      
2. Capacitance and Inductance
   
   1. Transformer action
   2. Losses
      
      
3. Electric Power
   
   1. Active
   2. Reactive
   3. Apparent
      
      
4. Alternating Voltage and Current
   
   1. Phasors
   2. Analysis of simple circuits
      
      
5. Energy resources and electrical generation
   
   
6. Economic and safety aspects of power supply systems
   
   
7. Practical transformers
   
   1. Efficiency
   2. Regulation
      
      
8. Transmission of electricity
   
   1. Voltage regulation
      
      
9. Passive direct-current power supplies
   
   
10. International Unit System
    
    1. Standards of measurement
    2. Accuracy and error analysis
       
       
11. Analogue instruments
    
    1. Moving-coil and moving-iron meters
       
       
12. Electrodynamic instruments
    
    
13. Digital instruments
    
    

Supplementary Notes

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Learning Outcomes

To establish the principles underlying electrical and electronic engineering, to introduce the basics of electrical power supply, and to apprise students of the capabilities of modern electrical instrumentation.

Skills

Understanding of electrical engineering principles; ability to analyse power supply and instrumentation devices and systems using circuit theory and phasor techniques.